Pierce Brosnan was first seen in the 1979 television film ‘Murphy's Stroke’ directed by Frank Cvitanovich. The film holds a 7.2 out of 10 rating on IMDb. In 1980, he made his silver screen debut in the British gangster film ‘The Long Good Friday’ directed by John Mackenzie. The film received praise from critics and earned a 97% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes. He was next seen in films like ‘Nomads’ (1986), ‘Taffin’ (1987), ‘The Fourth Protocol’ (1987), ‘The Deceivers’ (1988), ‘Mister Johnson’ (1990), ‘The Lawnmower Man’ (1992), ‘Live Wire’ (1992), ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ (1993), ‘Entangled’ (1993), and ‘Love Affair’ (1994). In 1995, he played the role of ‘James Bond’ in the spy film ‘GoldenEye’ directed by Martin Campbell. The film was the seventeenth installment in the ‘James Bond series’ and received mostly positive reviews from critics upon release. It was also a major box office success and grossed over $356.4 million on a budget of $60 million. Brosnan also received the ‘Saturn Award’ and ‘MTV Movie Award’ nominations for his performance in the film. He continued to star in films like ‘Mars Attacks!’ (1996), ‘The Mirror Has Two Faces’ (1996), ‘Robinson Crusoe’ (1997), ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ (1997), ‘Quest for Camelot’ (1998), ‘Grey Owl’ (1999), and ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’ (1999). In 1997, he reprised his role as ‘James Bond’ in the spy film and the eighteenth installment in the James Bond series, ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ directed by Roger Spottiswoode. Even though the film received a mixed response from critics, it performed well at the box office and grossed over $333 million on a budget of $110 million.Â
He went on to star in films like ‘The Tailor of Panama’ (2001), ‘Die Another Day’ (2002), ‘Evelyn’ (2002), ‘After the Sunset’ (2004), ‘Laws of Attraction’ (2004), ‘The Matador’ (2005), ‘Seraphim Falls’ (2006), ‘Married Life’ (2007), ‘Mamma Mia!’ (2008), ‘The Greatest’ (2009), and ‘The Ghost Writer’ (2010). In 2010, he played the role of ‘Chiron’ in the action fantasy film ‘Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief’ directed by Chris Columbus. The film received mixed reviews from critics but managed to gross over $226.4 million on a budget of $95 million. He went on to star in films like ‘Salvation Boulevard’ (2011), ‘I Don't Know How She Does It’ (2011), ‘Love Is All You Need’ (2012), ‘The World's End’ (2013), ‘A Long Way Down’ (2014), ‘The November Man’ (2014), ‘Survivor’ (2015), ‘No Escape’ (2015), ‘Urge’ (2016), ‘I.T.’ (2016), ‘The Only Living Boy in New York’ (2017), ‘The Foreigner’ (2017), ‘Spinning Man’ (2018), ‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’ (2018), ‘Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga’ (2020), ‘The Misfits’ (2021), ‘Cinderella’ (2021), and ‘The King's Daughter’ (2022). Brosnan was last seen playing the role of ‘Kent Nelson / Doctor Fate’ in the 2022 American superhero film ‘Black Adam’ directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. The film received mixed reviews from critics upon release.
